Active week for both domestic and global deals

Commentary & Insight

Industry M&A activity continues to expand both domestically and globally, with 14 new transactions this week. We report domestic deals in TX, OR, OH, AR, CA, PA, MI, MN, and TN. Internationally, additional transactions were reported in Australia, the UK, and Italy.   

Domestic Transactions

2/18/2025 
Industry leader and fast-growing firm, and one of our Ten Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2025, Bowman Consulting Group (Reston, VA) (ENR #78) entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire UP Engineering (San Antonio, TX), a civil engineering and surveying firm with a focus on oil and gas, industrial, commercial, and residential projects. Link to details >

2/18/2025 
Engineering services and nuclear firm AtkinsRéalis (Montreal, Canada) (ENR #20) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in David Evans and Associates (Portland, OR) (ENR #109), a firm that designs and manages complex transportation, land development, water resources, and energy projects. Link to details >

2/14/2025 
Construction engineering and inspection firm True Inspection Services (Urbana, OH) joined leading consulting engineering firm The Mannik & Smith Group (Maumee, OH) (ENR #292). Link to details >

2/19/2025 
Crafton Tull (Rogers, AR) (ENR #412), a civil engineering, surveying, architecture, landscape architecture, and planning services firm, acquired Laneshift (Bentonville, AR), a firm that provides education and planning services focused on improving bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. Link to details >

2/20/2025 
Engineering and consulting firm Consor (Houston, TX) (ENR #133) acquired Park Engineering (Orinda, CA), a program and construction management firm serving public agencies. Link to details >

2/18/2025 
Architecture and historic preservation firm Vitetta (Philadelphia, PA) joined DRG Architects (Somerset, NJ), an architecture and design firm with expertise in the PK-12 education, higher education, apartment & mixed-use, and government markets. Link to details >

2/14/2025 
Architecture and planning firm Pure Architects (Grand Rapids, MI) acquired r.o.i. Design (Grand Rapids, MI), a full-service interior design and furniture procurement firm. Link to details >

2/11/2025 
Larson Engineering (White Bear Lake, MN), a firm with expertise in the industrial, commercial, institutional, and government sectors, acquired Fagen Engineering (Granite Falls, MN), the engineering arm of construction company Fagen (Granite Falls, MN). Link to details >

2/19/2025 
Design firm MJM Architects (Nashville, TN) acquired Entech Engineering (Brentwood, TN), an MEP, fire safety, and sustainability services firm. Link to details >

2/18/2025 
Align Capital Partners (Dallas, TX) completed the recapitalization of AKS Engineering (Tualatin, OR), a multi-disciplinary firm that provides civil engineering, surveying, natural resources, permitting, planning, and design services. Link to details >

Global Transactions

2/17/2025 
Colliers International (Toronto, Canada) entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Ethos Urban (Sydney, Australia), a firm that offers planning, urban design, engagement, and economic and social advisory services for public and private sector clients. Link to details >

1/17/2025 
ENR’s #25 ranked global design firm, Egis (Guyancourt, France), acquired Overhead Line Engineering (OLE) (Solihull, UK), a railway electrification design and engineering firm. Link to details >

2/18/2025 
Environmental consulting and services firm RSK Group (Helsby, UK) expanded its architectural, building consulting, and PM services with the acquisition of N-Able Group (London, UK). Link to details >

2/12/2025 
Digital engineering firm Mare Group (Pomigliano d’Arco, Italy) signed a binding agreement to acquire 70.6% of the shares of digital engineering and architecture firm La SIA (Rome, Italy). Link to details >